A visit to the Ball Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Ball Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ball Cemetery:
35.8498, -83.3979
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ball Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ball Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Ball Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ball Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ball Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ball Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbell - Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Campbell - Dixon Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell - Dixon Cemetery
- The Campbell - Dixon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howard - Campbell Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Cummings Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Richardson Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Justus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Justus Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Breeden - Rolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fair Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fair Garden Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Garden Cemetery
- LaFollette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The LaFollette Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the LaFollette Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Sevierville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377634 <5>
- Loveday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Loveday Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveday Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Evans Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Evans Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Chapel Cemetery
- Howard View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard View Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard View Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Rolen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rolen Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolen Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ball Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ball Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Pittman Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Millican Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Cosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Bailey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Sevierville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gatlinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Catlettsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Chalet Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Wilsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Dandridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waldens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Edwina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Dumplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Flat Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Jimtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Baneberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ball Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ball Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Gatlinburg
- Newport
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ball Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ball Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276232 (Ball Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276232 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richardson Cove
- Location given for Ball Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8498153 Lon: -83.3979397
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sevier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ball Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |